Homophobia - xoJane

OPEN THREAD: Interactive Map Tracks Hate Speech On Twitter -- How Does Your Region Stand Up?

Lesley — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400

A new interactive map tracks "hate speech" on Twitter over the past year, and the results look pretty much how you'd expect. Which is exactly why I'm suspicious of them.

OPEN THREAD: Student Protesters Disrupt A College Recruitment Event, And Are Told They "Deserve To Be Raped"

Lesley — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0400

Hey, nothing like trying to make your college campus a better place and getting rape threats for your trouble.

Some Guy Called Me A Dyke And I Realized I'm a Queer Optimist

Kate Conway — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400

Things I expected from LGBTQ night at our local hockey game: rainbows, ice fights, an LGBTQ-inclusive Kiss Cam. Things I didn't expect: strangers calling me a dyke.

Mental Illness, Christian Fundamentalism, Sexual Identity, Snark And What I Wrote about Jane Pratt’s Friend Michelle Shocked

Kristin Rawls — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0400

I published my first-ever piece with xoJane Wednesday, March 20 –- it details my own uncomfortable interactions with Michelle in 2011, in the course of trying to conduct an interview. And on Friday morning, Jane Pratt published a new piece that read to me (and some commenters) as an attempt to defend Shocked.

I Interviewed Musician Michelle Shocked in 2011 and It Was Bizarre, to Say the Least

Kristin Rawls — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0400

Here’s the dirt on our bizarre one-on-one interactions over the course of two-days at the Wild Goose Festival, an outdoor Christian music festival claiming to be LGBT-inclusive.

Shut Up And Make Me A Sandwich: Why I Couldn’t Care Less About The Religious Beliefs Of The Owners Of Chick-Fil-A

Chloë — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:30:00 -0400

What should I care what Chick-fil-A thinks about my love life? I don’t care about theirs.

"Do You Like Girls?" And Other Inappropriate Questions The NFL Asks During Interviews

Daisy — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Sexual discrimination is rampant in the NFL. And it's time for that to come to an end. NOW.

You Don't Want It With GLAAD -- How Effective is The Total Shutdown Approach to Homophobia?

Demetria L. Lucas — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:30:00 -0500

When it comes to getting celebrities, athletes, and the organizations that back them, to well, back down, GLAAD knows how do a hit job, but I wonder how effective the various censoring tactics are at creating real change.

I Was Gay-Shamed By A Preschooler

Cynthia — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

During a recent drop-off at my daughter’s class, a mouthy three-year-old backed me into a corner peppering me with questions about why my kid didn’t have a dad.

Cross in the Closet: Does Playing Gay for a Year Mean You Know What It's Like to Be Gay?

s.e. smith — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:00:00 -0400

What Kurek’s story illustrates is that so much of the fear, hatred, and bigotry in this world comes from a place of lack of knowledge and exposure, paired with bigoted teachings to reinforce divides between social groups.

Homophobia in Football: It's Getting Better. Kind Of.

Daisy — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:30:00 -0400

Just after NFL players speak out supporting same-sex marriage, a college linebacker gets kicked off of his team for kissing a man.

Auto Body Shop Tricks Out Gay Student's Vandalized Car for Free

s.e. smith — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:30:00 -0400

It’s a dangerous world to be gay, for all that people seem to think we live in an enlightened and safe era.

Help Me Be a Better Person: What Would You Do If a Stranger Were Being Homophobic?

Daisy — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:42:47 -0400

A guy at the bar yelled "FAG" and I yelled... nothing.

Mitt Romney Secretly Fears Bisexual and Transgender Kids

Kate Conway — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:30:25 -0400

In 2006, Mitt Romney's administration refused to publish a Department of Public Health report on bullying -- because it mentioned "bisexual" and "transgender" people.

Not Wanting a Strange Man To Kiss You Doesn't Make You A Homophobe

s.e. smith — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:30:29 -0400

I know as the resident Issues Spice here at xoJane, you’re probably expecting me to tell you that Will Smith is clearly a horrible homophobe with no cultural awareness who should be told to go stand in the corner to feel bad.

10 Things Way More Likely to Turn You Into a Huge Lesbo Than JC Penney

Julieanne — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:00:25 -0400

Calling for traditional families to boycott a catalogue over lesbians is bush league. Whoops. I mean... Hahahahaha lesbians.

Answering the Status Updates Of A Young Gay Guy I'd Like To Save

Eliot — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:00:34 -0400

Cameron doesn’t know who I am, but I want to save him. I want to be his gay Jesus.

The Trouble With "Gay Icons"

Eliot — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:00:16 -0500

Declaring yourself royalty in a culture you aren't a part of has been historically hubristic. Just ask Russia.

It Happened to Me: My Homophobic Fundamentalist In-laws

Emily M — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:00:38 -0500

To ease her parents into the idea of us a couple, Claudia thought it best I meet them first as a friend, so that they could get to know me as a person without the baggage of being The Lesbian Ruiner of Their Child’s Virtue.

I Can't Believe Homophobia Is Still a Thing

Liz — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:00:08 -0400

Et tu, Southwest Airlines?